Metal Forming & Fabricating
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Multiblanking System Combines Work Steps in a Single Run
b+s group combines cut-to-length and slitting lines at a speed of up to 100 m/min. The time-saving process also incorporates inspection measures that make this sheet metal processing suitable for sensitive surfaces like stainless steel and aluminum strips.
Cassette Levelers Achieve Superior Flatness
Automatic Feed’s three new models handle many material types as well as a range of widths, thicknesses and yield strengths. Gearboxes powered by AC servo-driven motors help achieve high precision and accuracy.
Faster 3D Printing Software Without Manual Programming
CAD design to final modeling is expedited with ABB’s RobotStudio for low-volume, high-mixing printing. Users program robots to complete production prototypes in 30 minutes.
Sustainably Sourced Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing
6K’s UniMelt microwave plasma platform converts recycled material into premium powder. The technology processes almost any metal type, alloy, or ceramic feedstock, which means any alloy that’s machined has the potential to become powder.
L.S. Starrett Expands Hardness Testing Line with 16 Products
L.S. Starrett’s 16 hardness-testing solutions include seven Rockwell systems, eight Vickers systems, and one Brinell system. Suitable for internal and external testing via dolphin nose design, the No. 3823 and No. 3824 test carbon steel, alloy steel, cast iron, and nonferrous metals per 30 Rockwell hardness scales.
3-Finger Electric Gripper Handles Wide Range of Cylindrical Objects
OnRobot’s 3FG15 three-finger gripper with a 150mm stroke is a powerful alternative to bulkier and less-flexible three-finger grippers currently on the market – a unique solution. The new gripper excels at heavy-payload machine-tending applications that require high precision and flexible handling.
Fast Pole Production Without Cutting Metal
Hydrapower has completed development of the Flow Former and the Burnisher for the fabrication many kinds of poles.
HGG America Opens New Customer Service & Support Center In Houston
Along with providing service and support, HGG’s new center will act as a centralized hub to rapidly deploy technical field service and engineering support.
Versatile Safety Light Curtain
The F3SG-SR Series optical system from Omron Automation Americas provides finger, hand, arm/leg, and full-body protection at machine openings. The safety light curtain provides stable detection up to 66 feet (20 meters) even in harsh environments.
Exact Metrology Set to Open New Center in Moline
Software and hardware training for customers will be a major focus of the new location.
2000°F Inert Atmosphere Heavy-Duty Box Furnace
Conduct titanium heat-treating at customers’ facility with Grieve’s No. 954.
Global Shop Solutions Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary of Chief Financial Officer Barry Klein
Barry Klein has far outperformed the boundaries of his job description, says the company’s president. Among Klein’s many achievements, Global Shop Solutions attributes its 100% debt-free status to their valuable CFO.
